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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-08-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002189b.htm person Ogilby James Douglas FLS AACR2 16 February 1853 11 August 1925 Place of Birth Belfast, Ireland Place of Death Queensland, Australia Ichthyologist Taxonomist James Ogilby was appointed to the Australian Museum in 1885 but was dismissed in 1890 due to his 'extreme and undiscriminating affinity for alcohol'. Following his dismissal for being drunk on the job, he undertook research there on a contract basis then worked for the Queensland Museum under various arrangements from 1901 to 1904 and 1913 to 1920. He was also honorary museum curator of the Amateur Fishermen's Association of Queensland for some years. When Ogilby died they set up and named the "J Douglas Ogilby Cottage" on Bribie Island in his memory. Ogilby was educated in Ireland and worked for the British Museum and in the USA before coming to Australia. 1871 1872 Education - Educated at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland 1885 1890 Career position - Scientific Assistant (zoology), Australian Museum 1887 1925 Award - Fellow, The Linnean Society of London (FLS) 1892 1892 Publication - Book: Catalogue of Australian Mammals 1893 1893 Publication - Book: Edible Fishes and Crustaceans of New South Wales 1915 1922 Award - Honorary Member, Field Naturalists' Club of Queensland 1922 1925 Award - Honorary Member, Queensland Naturalists Club Queensland Naturalists' Club (1922 - )

Honorary Member 1922 - 1925

 Field Naturalists' Club of Queensland (1906 - 1922)

Honorary Member 1915 - 1922

 Natural History Association of New South Wales (1887 - 1891?)

Attended the initial meeting 1887

 Australian Museum (1827 - ) 1884 1890

Scientific assistant (zoology), Australian Museum, Sydney

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 Ogilby, J Douglas (1853-1925)

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 'Ogilby, James Douglas', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Ogilby, James Douglas Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: A Time for a Museum: a History of the Queensland Museum Mather, Patricia A Time for a Museum: a History of the Queensland Museum Brisbane Queensland Museum 1986 Journal Article: Bibliography of James Douglas Ogilby Whitley, Gilbert P. Bibliography of James Douglas Ogilby 1926 Records of the Australian Museum 15 2 149-56 James Douglas Ogilby - Records John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland James Douglas Ogilby - Records OM84-30 1853 - 1884 Reminiscences of his early life including schoolboy activities, family life and observations of natural history but does not include any material relating to his life in Australia; dates c1853-84 [1 volume, OM84-30]. 1 volume James Douglas Ogilby - Records Queensland Museum Archives James Douglas Ogilby - Records 18/403 1901 - 1925 Information in the correspondence inward and outward series 1901-20 in particular QMA 18/403.